Today's Passage: 2 Kings 4
In this chapter of 2 Kings we find 4 different stories of how God worked through Elisha to meet some of His people's physical needs.
Just like any of us that find ourselves with the opportunity to share the truth about God. Elisha recognized the importance of meeting others physical needs in relation to fulfilling their spiritual ones. I'm sure many of you have heard the old saying "People don't care what you know until they know that you care." This saying is so very true in our current culture. There are so many scams out there that pray on the hearts and desires of those in need that many people are skeptical of any good news. This is important to keep in mind when we are sharing the good news about Christ.
If you begin a new relationship or re-establish an existing one on the basis of showing your true desire to fulfill that persons needs. It will tear down many walls that would normally make sharing the good news about Christ difficult. As always when sharing the gospel: trust in the power of the Holy Spirit, speak in truth according to scripture and do everything you can to show that you care. It is difficult for people to believe that Christ really cares for them if His followers don't show that same passion.
I wonder what would happen if we all met a need for someone this week and when they ask why we did it we told them "Because God loves you."
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